Multi-carrier pheromone carrying substrate dispenser, apparatus distribution system

ABSTRACT

A system for the dissemination of pheromone bearing carrier substrates which includes an airplane/helicopter mountable carrier substrate dispenser, the actuation for release of the carrier substrates loaded into the dispenser being controlled from the cockpit of the plane/helicopter. Each carrier substrate has one A member card and at least one B member card released upon actuation of the dispenser, for disposition of the carrier substrates within treetops, where the pheromone will be released automatically from the substrate of the card to dissipate into the ambient air. The released pheromone acts to confuse male members of a particular pest insect, such that the males are impeded in their efforts to locate females of that specie who would also be disseminating pheromone, to thereby interfere with the mating cycle of such pest insects.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This application pertains to a carrier substrate to be placed intrees either from the ground or preferably from the air, which carriersubstrate has disposed thereon a chemical attractant for specific pestswhich attractants inhibits or disrupt the mating of the pest. Thesubstrates are to be disposed in a multi-carrier dispenser apparatus fordelivery to a specific situs. Certain substrates carry a pheromonedelivery vehicle that can be in one of several formats.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The thrust of the biology aspect of this application pertains topests known as the codling moth, which moth can reek havoc upon fruitand nut trees.

[0003] The female codling moth attracts males in order to reproduce byreleasing minute amounts of pheromone. The male detects the pheromoneand flies upwind through the pheromone plume to locate the female. Thispheromone is called codlemone and has been synthesized both in thiscountry and Japan for many years. The synthesized pheromone has beenused in traps to act as a lure or bait to attract male moths. In such amanner, monitoring of the codling moth population can and hastranspired.

[0004] The object of monitoring the codling moth population is toregulate the population to avoid damage to commercial fruit orchards.The reduction in the codling moth population is achieved by interferingwith the mating process of the moth. In order to confuse the male moths,growers place pheromone dispensers in trees; usually by hand up tillthis invention, in large quantities to inhibit the males from findingthe females. The dispensers release several thousand times morepheromone than is released by the female codling moth. Exposure to suchhigh concentrations confuses the males and thus limits their ability todetect the females at the optimal time for mating of that specie.

[0005] Currently, pheromone dispensers are placed in trees by hand. Sucha practice presents several problems. These include the high cost ofdistribution, reliance on unskilled labor, and the physical fact that tobe effective, the dispensers must be placed in the upper part of thetree to be biologically effective. Such is often not achievable by handas many fruit trees grow to heights of more than thirty feet tall.

[0006] It is a first object of this invention to provide a new carriersubstrate dispenser for pheromone, which is used to frustrate mating ofa specific pest.

[0007] It is a second object to provide a pheromone carrier substratethat can be disposed in trees from both the air and land.

[0008] It is a third object to provide pheromone carrier substrates thathave instantly available pheromone, as well as carrier substrates thathave timed-release pheromone sources thereon.

[0009] It is fourth object to provide a uniquely configured pheromonecarrier substrate, which can be distributed from any of several modes.

[0010] It is a fifth object to provide a distribution apparatus that canbe mounted on a helicopter body or a plane's wing or body for thedistribution of pheromone carrier substrates.

[0011] It is a sixth object to provide a unique carrier substrate thatincludes a plurality of surfaces for the deposition of pheromone.

[0012] Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and willin part appear hereinafter.

[0013] The invention accordingly comprises the device possessing thefeatures properties and the relation of components which are exemplifiedin the following detailed disclosure and the scope of the application ofwhich will be indicated in the appended claims.

[0014] For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of theinvention reference should be made to the following detaileddescription, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0015]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art carrier substratedispenser, which has been modified to achieve the dispenser of thisinvention. Also shown is the prior art carrier substrate loader of theprior art, which can be used with the dispenser of this invention.

[0016]FIG. 2 is a perspective view depicting the main step in theloading of carrier substrates for distribution from the air using aloader apparatus

[0017]FIG. 3 is a right side top perspective view of the modifiedcarrier substrate dispenser apparatus of this invention being loadedwith carrier substrates for distribution from a loader.

[0018]FIG. 4 is a right side top perspective view of the modifieddistribution apparatus of this invention.

[0019]FIG. 5 is a left perspective view of the modified distributionapparatus of this invention, with the top door open.

[0020]FIG. 6 is a right perspective view of the apparatus of thisinvention mounted upon an airplane wing.

[0021]FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the apparatus mounted on aplane's wing.

[0022]FIG. 8 is a close-up perspective view of the electromechanicaloperations aspect of the dispenser of this invention.

[0023]FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the forward interior end ofthe apparatus of this invention.

[0024]FIG. 10 is a top rear perspective view of the apparatus of thisinvention and of the electromechanical control system thereof.

[0025]FIG. 11 is a close-up rear perspective view similar to FIG. 10.

[0026]FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the battery and speed controlcomponents of the control system hereof.

[0027]FIG. 13 is an elevational view of one version of the pheromonecarrier substrate of this invention. For ease and convenience, the rearface of the A card is seen and the forward face of the B card is seen.

[0028]FIG. 14 is an elevational view of a blob of pheromone upon apheromone carrier substrate of this invention.

[0029]FIG. 15 is an elevational view of a timed-release pheromonecarrier substrate according to this invention.

[0030]FIG. 16 is a diagrammatic view of the aerial pattern of therelease of an “A” card of the carrier substrate of this invention.

[0031]FIG. 17 is a diagrammatic view of the aerial pattern of therelease of a “B” card of the carrier substrate of this invention.

[0032]FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the pusher used in this inventionfor presentation of a carrier substrate for ejection from the dispenser.

[0033]FIG. 19 is a bottom view of a series of trees with carriersubstrates of this invention disposed therein.

[0034]FIGS. 20A, B, and C are perspective views of several of thenotification carrier substrates of the prior art used with the prior artdispenser of FIG. 1.

[0035]FIG. 21 is a side elevational view of a variant form of thecarrier substrate of this invention.

[0036]FIG. 22 is a diagrammatic explanation of the conveyor beltmovement with the pulleys employed in the apparatus aspect of thisinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0037] In FIG. 1, there is shown the carrier substrate loader andcarrier substrate dispenser of the prior art. This dispenser 10 having abody 11 is mounted upon an airplane wing, as seen in FIG. 3. Signalcarrier substrates are distributed from the dispenser and broadcast intothe air for disposition into trees. There are various types of prior artsignal carrier substrates, three of which are seen in FIGS. 20A, 20B and20C, and are referred to as items 19A, 19B, and 19C.

[0038] Prior art card 19A is described by the manufacturer, AutomaticFlagman, Inc., in a brochure as a “single white carrier substrate thathas a ten-foot streamer attached to a standard carrier substrate card.The streamer is an alternatingly folded piece of white paper. Thetrapezoidal shaped card acts as the weight to allow the carriersubstrate to settle into a tree that way an air sprayer pilot candetermine what areas have or have not been sprayed during the course ofthe day. A multi-acre ranch or farm can be divided into zones marked bythese carrier substrates”.

[0039] The prior art carrier substrates also come in fluorescent colorsas is seen in FIG. 20B. In all other aspects the carrier substrates arethe same and are used for the same purpose. These are best used in snowyareas or on light colored crops, such as wheat.

[0040] Double-ended carrier substrates have a weight shaped similarly toa single panel of the streamer disposed at the rear as well as havingthe trapezoidal card at the front. See item 19C in FIG. 20C. The extraweight causes the carrier substrate to drape over the limbs of a branchafter it leaves the dispenser 10 in a manner similar to my units shownin the trees of FIG. 19. Reference is made to U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,428,019,and 3,470846 owned by the Automatic Flagman Co. of Walla Walla. Thesepatents disclose and claim the drop marker system in its entiretyincluding the prior art dispenser. The loader or re-loader as it mayalso be referred to and the streamer markers, discussed elsewhereherein, are disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,076 anddepicted in FIGS. 1,2, & 3. The earlier patents are incorporated hereinby reference in order to limit the amount of detail of the prior artthat needs to be recited herein.

[0041] The device to load the various prior art carrier substrates intothe dispenser covered by the aforesaid U.S. patent is depicted in bothFIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 and 3. Loader 16 is shown in FIG. 2 being broughtapproximate the dispenser such that it can be inserted therein to loadthe carrier substrates. Whereas in FIG. 3, items in the loader 16 arebeing loaded from the dispenser by the man 200. It is the dispenser ofthe three million series patents that served as the inspiration for themodified dispenser of this invention. The loader shown in FIGS. 1, 2,and 3 is substantially unchanged by applicant. That is, it will acceptthe new pheromone double-ended carrier substrates of this invention forloading into the modified dispenser for air distribution. So too, thecarrier substrates of the prior art served as the inspiration for thenew useful and unobvious pheromone carrier substrates of this invention.

[0042] The reader's attention is now turned to FIG. 4, where themodified dispenser 20 of this invention is seen from the right side.Nose 24, and the two sidewalls 21L and 21R are the same as found in theprior art unit as is the cross-strap 27 and the bottom wall or base 23.The dispenser of this invention also has a substantially open rear 25,note however from FIG. 8, the opening is covered over in part by a pairof opposed inwardly disposed carrier substrates 28 which are spaced downfrom the cross strap 27 and spaced up from the bottom. Collectively theelectromechanical aspect of this invention designated 50 is also seen inFIG. 4 but will be discussed in detail infra with respect to FIGS. 8, 9and 10 wherein it is seen in close-up. A careful viewing of this figurereveals the presence of a full-length piano hinge 55 that holds thehinged top door 26. See also FIG. 9. In FIG. 5, a left side perspectiveview, the swing top 26 is also seen secured in place by the piano hinge55. Thus it may be deduced that from the outside, the prior artdispenser 10 and the modified dispenser 20 of this invention appearquite similar from a distance but for the extra electromechanicalfeatures to be discussed.

[0043] This resemblance is born out by reference to FIG. 6 wherein theapparatus 20 is seen mounted on the wing 181 of plane 180. See also FIG.which shows the modified apparatus 20 ready for loading disposed uponwing 181 of the personal aircraft of the inventor.

[0044]FIG. 8 depicts a rear perspective view of the dispenser of thisinvention as well as the electromechanical portion 50 of this invention.

[0045] In the lower right area of the figure, there is seen a motormount 41 which has a base 41A, a left sidewall 41B and a rear wall 41C.The motor mount is open in back and on the right side (Front and backare relative to the nose 24—deemed the front of the apparatus). A motor40 is mounted to the housing by bolts 60, one of which is visible. Ashaft 39 protrudes though an unmarked opening in wall 41B and carries agear 38. An endless chain 37 rides on gear 38 and upon a second gear 36disposed distant from the first gear 38, upon a shaft 33. Also disposedon the shaft 33 but inwardly along the length thereof is a pulley wheel34. A pulley belt 45 rides upon wheel 34 emanating from a locationexternal to the left sidewall 21L and extending inwardly of thedispenser 20 beyond the pulley wheel 34, more on this pulley belt infra.

[0046] Pulley shaft 33 is disposed within a pulley housing 32. Thispulley housing has a rear wall 32A, a base 32B, a front wall 32C and atop wall 32D, which is of less depth than base 32B. Top wall 32D abutsthe L-stop 29 which retains the carrier substrates therein prior toejection by the plunger 81 disposed adjacent cutout 30 of the L-plate.The plunger is best seen in FIGS. 10 & 11. The plunger lifts the carriersubstrate's card over the upstanding section of the L-stop. The L-stop29 is retained in place by bolts 31, two of which are visible in FIG. 8.Mounts 41 and 32 may be made of aluminum sheet Mount 41 is seen to bebolted along front wall 41C, to rear wall 32A of housing 32 by bolts 62.

[0047] This perspective view particularly points out the presence of therear opening flanges 28 that extend inwardly to retain the carriersubstrates from being prematurely dispensed. The spacing upwardly ofthese flanges 28 is slightly greater than the elevation of theupstanding portion of the L-shaped stop 29. The positioning of theupstanding portion of the L-stop 29 is normal to the rear edges of thetwo sidewalls 21L and 21R of the dispenser 20.

[0048] The reader's attention is also called to belt idler pulley forthe feed belt 43 mounted outwardly from the elongated bar 44L whichforms part of the base of the dispenser. Bar 44R is not seen in thisview.

[0049] Instead of a solenoid as used in the original Automatic Flagmanapparatus, an electric motor 42 with a crank shaft type drive or arotary solenoid 42A is configured to periodically actuate the plunger 81disposed at a right angle thereto in order to kick the carrier substratecard stock up and out of the dispenser as will be described in detailinfra.

[0050] In FIG. 9, a fixedly positioned rectangular tube, also ofaluminum is shown disposed spaced slightly from the base 23. Thisrearwardly disposed elongated tube carries a pair of opposed pulleytensioners 47, a left one and a right one, both spaced rearward of thefront end of the apparatus. These tensioners 47 are seen to be spaced byspacers 48, and they have the pulley belts 45, passing beneath them yetin contact therewith. A forward pulley wheel 52 on each side of thesquare channel 46 is disposed forwardly toward the nose of the dispenserupon a shaft 56. The pulley wheels 52 are spaced from the channel 46 byspacers 51 per FIG. 8.

[0051] Reference is made to FIG. 22, which is a diagrammatic explanationof the movement of the pulleys utilized in the apparatus of thisinvention.

[0052] From the diagrammatic view FIG. 22, it is to be understood thatthe arrow on the belt serves to indicate the direction of travel of thetwo belts, one on each of the two sides of the apparatus. Reference isalso made to FIG. 8. With reference to the floor 23, the belts (pulley)45, travel from the back of the apparatus—the open end, toward the fronton the underside of the floor. As the belt comes up from under thepulley wheels 52, each of them wraps up and over the top of the wheel52. The belts each then travel under their respective idler pulley 47,and from the idler pulley 47 each belt is directed toward the exitopening 25 at the back of the apparatus 10. The pulley belts 45 passaround and over the top of their respective pulley wheels 43, best seenin FIG. 8, over pulley 52 within the nose of the apparatus, adjacentwall 44L, but underneath wall 21L and then over external idler 56 andthrough an opening, not seen into the interior of the apparatus.

[0053] The maintenance of the belt in a single plane transpires becausewall 44L is recessed in from the sidewall 21L, beneath floor 23.

[0054] The piano hinge 55, which is attached to the dispenser body andis used with swing away door or top wall 25, is clearly seen in FIG. 8.The reader is now directed to FIG. 10. Here the door 26 is in the openposition to reveal the unloaded condition of the modified dispenser 20.Optionally attached to the cross strap 27 are a pair of laterally spacedflexible leather fingers 53 which are mounted by screws 54 to the crossstrap 27 that closes off the extreme end of the top opening even whenthe door is closed. These leather fingers tend to eliminate any staticelectricity from each deployed carrier substrate card as it is ejected.These fingers also inhibit the departing A card 126 from being ejectedupwardly by first absorbing some of the release energy and then forcingthe card to change to a horizontal trajectory rather than an upward oneon departure as initiated by the plunger 81.

[0055] All other aspects of the electromechanical operation seen in FIG.10 have already been discussed.

[0056]FIG. 11 is quite similar to FIG. 10 in perspective. Here however,the A card of the carrier substrate of this invention, 126 is seenpurposely set at an angle disposed upon the two pulley belts 45 prior toejection by the here upstanding plunger 81. In this view the door alsoknown as the swing away top wall 26 is seen to be in the open position.Only a small top section of the B card 127 is visible in this view.

[0057] From a viewing of FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 one can understand that themotor 40 when electrically actuated turns the shaft 39, which in turnrotates the gear 38 with the chain engaged thereto. The chain thendrives the forward gear on shaft 33 to move the pulleys. The belts carrythe cards toward the aft end of the apparatus, and hold the cards inplace, so that the plunger can kick out the A card of each combination.AB card system. The operation of the plunger 81 however is controlledsolely by the actuation of the actuator connected thereto. In FIG. 12, a12 volt battery has two leads 66A and 66B connected to the terminalsthereof. The other end of electrical lead 66A is connected to a controlbox 66, as is the other end of lead 66B. The controller 66 has avoltmeter 68 thereon and a potentiometer 67 to control then motor speedof the motor used to move the actuator. Also shown is a toggle switch 69hitch serves to turn the system on and off. These components shown hereare normally found in the cockpit of the airplane or helicopter, but areshown here for display only and for ease of understanding of the reader.

[0058] Whereas the discussion has referred to the use of a motor 42 tooperate a cam to activate the plunger (the combination of plunger andcam being a plunger means) reference is made to FIG. 6 which shows thepresence of a slightly different element; namely element 42A which is arotary solenoid. This solenoid 42A rotates about 25 degrees such that Ithe rotated position it raises the plunger to impact the “A” card. Whilethe rotary solenoid is in the at rest position, the plunger recedes. Theconnection between the solenoid and the plunger is a pivoting arm, andthe combination of plunger and pivoting arm is also a plunger means.Both of these plunger means are commercially available.

The Carrier Substrate Aspect of this Invention

[0059] The reader is now directed to FIG. 13. Here the A card is seen atthe bottom of the figure and closely resembles the card stock stiffenerof the prior art carrier substrates referred to in any and all of FIGS.20A, 20B and 20C. The preferred version of the card system 125 of thisinvention includes a front or A card 126 Card A, 126 is seen to betrapezoidal, and sized slightly smaller than the width and height of theopening of the rear of the dispenser 20. Since the opening includes thetwo flanges 28, it is seen that the A card 126 will be retained in thedispenser by the two flanges 28. Here as noted supra, the rear face ofthe card 126 is seen. Card A 126 may be connected to card B by one oftwo modes. The first is a simple string such one made of cotton orpolyester or nylon and which are readily available and designated 128A.The string is attached to the card 126 by a pair of common staples 129.String 128A is also shown attached to the rear face of the B card 127,to be discussed shortly.

[0060] It is within the scope of this invention to have the stringconnecting the A and B cards serve as the vehicle for pheromonedelivery. Such string could be dipped in a pheromone containingsolution, much like a perfume tester strip of card stock, and thenpermitted to let the pheromone solution volatilize off the string. It isalso within the scope of the invention to use pheromone emittingtubules, which are flexible thin tubes such as those made by PacificBiocontrol Corporation and sold under the brand name Isomate, from whichflexible tubules pheromone can be emitted into the atmospheresurrounding the leaves or branches where the string comes to rest in atree after it has been ejected from the apparatus 10.

[0061] Indeed while staples are shown as the mode of attachment of thestring to the A and B cards, a strong adhesive or even sewing stitchesmaybe employed as a means to secure the string to the cards.

[0062] The alternate mode of securing card A to card B is to use aribbon two to three inches wide, or a folded paper streamer such as 128Bshown in discontinuity on both the reverse face of card A and theobverse face of card B.

[0063] Card B, 127 is configured different from card A. The B cardincludes two opposed side notched out area 131 which are sizedelevationally and laterally to avoid hitting the two side flanges 28.

[0064] A bottom notch 130 is also removed from Card B such that a cardmoving rearwardly from the dispenser will clear the upstanding portionof the L-shaped stop 39. Thus neither the flanges nor the L-stop willinterfere with the egress of the B card, but both will impede the travelof the A card.

[0065] In FIGS. 14 and 15 the obverse face of an A card is shown buteach A card 126 has pheromone disposed in a different manner. In FIG. 14a blob of pheromone deposited in a waxy base is hand spread on the Acard with a brush or narrow trowel and allowed to harden. Such pheromonewaxes are believed to be available for both the codling moth and otherpest insects in both wax and paraffin emulsions from at least onecommercial source. Pheromones in little packets are available under thebrand name Checkmate. Short lengths of Isomate(brand) pheromonecontaining ropes can be attached to either or both sides of “A” and “B”cards, joined by any means.

[0066] In FIG. 15, the pheromone is purchased within the little packet134 is stapled to the obverse face of the card 126 by more staples 129.Each packet includes a small membrane area through which the pheromoneof the codling moth or other insect can be disseminated by permittingthe pheromone to dissipate through the pores of the membrane. Thepackets 134 are shipped in sealed packets to avoid early dissipation ofpheromone. Such packets with are available in the marketplace.

[0067] The operation of the replacement for the solenoid of the priorart,—that is the motor with cam drive for actuating the plunger, or therotary solenoid and swing arm, is such that the plunger will hit every Acard on the bottom and then recede while the B card is being dispensed.The plunger may be round as shown but there is no criticality in shaperecognized at this time. Thus one having an elongated oval cross sectionor chamfered rectangle cross-section may also be employed.

[0068] In FIGS. 16 and 17, the motion of the emerging cards A and B isdepicted graphically. The plunger 81 when activated impacts the bottomof card 126, which is retained within the dispenser by flanges 28. Thecard flies upwardly as per arrow 102, out of the dispenser as it absorbsenergy from the plunger 81. Once freed from the confines of thedispenser 20, it moves rearwardly with the air flow, which in actualityis rearwardly relative to the moving apparatus 10, as per arrow 103.Card B as shown in FIG. 17 however has a different trajectory. This isdue to the fact that the card is NOT retained by flanges 28 and istherefore able to free fall from the dispenser. As seen, it is attachedto the rear of card 126 and just falls rearwardly per arrow 104 towardthe viewer. In FIG. 18 there is shown the pusher mechanism 90 that urgeseach card set rearwardly in the dispenser 20. The pusher includes atrapezoidal plate 92 attached at a 90° angle to abase 91. Both of theseelements are made of sheet aluminum. A weight 94, such as of nylon orother material, is attached to both the vertical trapezoid 92 and thehorizontal base 91. A cutout 93 is provided in all of the upstandingplate 92 and the base and the weight such that after the last card setis ejected, the plunger will still be able to rise freely withoutimpacting a piece of metal or plastic and become damaged when thispusher mechanism is totally extended. Adjacent the opening the pushermechanism is retained from falling out by the L-shaped stop 29. Thepusher mechanism rides rearwardly toward the viewer, along the twopulley belts 45 to urge each card set into position toward the rearopening for dispersal.

[0069] Reference is again made to FIG. 19. When the card sets aredistributed from the apparatus of this invention, they are intended toland in the top of a tree or plurality thereof. Thus one can see cardsets 125 draped over branches of the trees of this figure.

[0070] While reference has been made to each card set having an A memberand a B member, it is within the scope of this invention to provide cardsets that have a single A member and several B members attached theretoby individual strings or ribbons in the manner shown in close-up in FIG.13. In such an instance, the first card would be an A, 126 and all theothers would be B cards. An example of this is depicted graphically inFIG. 21.

[0071] It is believed that each card of a multi-card set should have itsown pheromone supply thereon, though such is not actually required.

[0072] The dispersal of the card sets 125 containing pheromone will andhas confused codling moths in the areas of specific trees as they areunable to discern the location of the true female of the specie and assuch the mating cycle which lasts but briefly is interrupted or at leastlimited. This concept of interfering with the mating cycles by notallowing the male to find the female can be employed with other pestinsects for which pheromone is available in the marketplace. For fasterloading of the card sets, i.e., the paired carrier substrates, theloader of U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,076 may be employed in the same manner asrecited in the patent for the signal flags of that the earlier patentsof Automatic Flagman.

[0073] While the carrier substrates as described herein have been statedto be utilized as pheromone carriers for delivery to a tree site, it isalso within the scope of the invention to use a combination of chemicalsfor annihilating a specific pest. Thus, one card could carry a specificpheromone while the other card has a timed-release insecticide pod ormembrane covered sack disposed thereon. In the alternative, each cardcould have a mix of pheromone and insecticide disposed thereon. Thus,instead of merely disrupting the mating cycle, the attracted speciewould be killed by the localized insecticide. Such a combination ofattack would greatly reduce the amount of pesticide needed to kill off aquantum of a specific pest. Since timed-release pesticides are known, itwould be within the skill of art to provide a lure and kill system for aspecific pest for airborne release onto crops using the carriersubstrates of this invention.

[0074] While the discussion above has centered on delivery of thepheromone bearing card(s) to trees, applicability is also seen in usingthis procedure for row crops, such as but not limited to corn, beans,and cotton among others.

[0075] As noted supra, upon being released from this inventiveapparatus, the “A” card moves upward and over the flanges 28 per FIG. 8.The “B” card is configured to move directly rearwardly and as discussed,it clears flanges 28. Should flanges 28 be reconfigured in any fashion,it is within the skill of the artisan to change the configuration of thenotched out areas 131 to clear any change in the flange configuration.

[0076] Since certain changes may be made in the described apparatuswithout departing from the scope of the invention herein involved, it isintended that all matter contained in the above description and shown inthe accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

I claim:
 1. A system for the dissemination of pheromone bearing carriersubstrates which system includes, an airplane/helicopter mountablecarrier substrate dispenser, the actuation for release of the carriersubstrates loaded therein being controlled from the cockpit of theairplane/helicopter; whereby a carrier substrate, having one A membercard and at least one B member card is released upon actuation of thedispenser, for disposition of said carrier substrate within treetops orplant where the pheromone therefrom will be released automatically fromthe surface of the cards to dissipate into the ambient air and saidpheromone will confuse male members of a particular pest insect suchthat the males are impeded in their efforts to locate females of thatspecie who would also be disseminating pheromone and thereby interferewith the mating cycle of such pest insects.
 2. The system of claim 1,wherein the dispenser has a rear opening and a motor connected to aplunger means, which includes a plunger that releases the “A” membercard from the dispenser by impacting the A member card; and said plungerdoes not impact the “B” member card.
 3. The system of claim 1 wherein aplurality of carrier substrates each having one “A” member card and atleast one “B” member card, which are loadable into said dispenser; saiddispenser includes a pair of spaced belts upon which the carriersubstrates travel toward a rear opening in said dispenser.
 4. The systemof claim 3 wherein a motorized cam operated plunger releases the carriersubstrates; same motor is connected to said belts to urge said carriersubstrates toward said rear opening for impact by said plunger.
 5. Thesystem of claim 1 wherein said dispenser is an elongated containerhaving a pair of spaced sidewalls, a bottom wall, a hinged top, an openrear, and flanges disposed inwardly.
 6. The system of claim 1 whereinthe carrier substrate dispenser has an interior cross-sectioncomplementary to the cross section of the A member card, and wherein apair of spaced moving belts moving toward the rear opening of saidcontainer, urge the carrier substrates toward the plunger for impactupon the A member card.
 7. A dispenser, mountable upon an airplane orhelicopter, for the distribution of pheromone bearing carriersubstrates, which dispenser is an elongated container, having a closednose, an open interior complementary in cross section to the crosssection of a pheromone bearing carrier substrate having an A member cardto be disposed therein, which interior is rearward of said nose anddefined by side walls and a generally horizontal bottom wall; a hingedtop wall covering over the interior of said container, a rear opening, acam operated plunger connected to a motor having a shaft, which motor isdisposed below the plane of the bottom wall, a pair of spaced movingbelts mechanically connected to said motor shaft, to urge carriersubstrates disposed within said container toward the rear opening, whensaid motor is actuated to cause said plunger to eject said carriersubstrates.
 8. The dispenser of claim 7 wherein the cross section of theinterior and the opening are the same and the cross section is atrapezium.
 9. The dispenser of claim 8 including a pair of inwardlydisposed flanges mounted on the bottom wall of said container, and asingle L-shaped stop extending upwardly into said rear opening toprevent unintended ejection of said A member containing carriersubstrate.
 10. The dispenser of claim 9 further including a spacermember having pulley tensioners thereon for said belts, disposed withinsaid container.
 11. The dispenser of claim 10 wherein the moving beltsare disposed in part both within and outside of the container.
 12. Thedispenser of claim 9 wherein the plunger is disposed adjacent theL-shaped stop in line with said inwardly disposed flanges.
 13. Thedispenser of claim 9 including means mounted in said airplane orhelicopter to control the timing of the actuation of said plunger and toactivate said plunger.
 14. In the system of claim 1 wherein the A membercard present is of a trapezium shape, and each B member card present hasa trio of cutouts, one on each angled side and one on the bottom surfacethereof, said card members of said substrate being attached to eachother from the obverse face of one card to the reverse side of theother.
 15. A carrier substrate for the delivery of pheromone, comprisingat least one A card member configured for impact by a container mountedplunger, and at least one B member card connected to each other; thepheromone being carried by string connecting the A member to the Bmember card.
 16. A carrier substrate for the delivery of pheromone,comprising at least one A card member configured for impact by acontainer mounted plunger, and at least one B member card connected toeach other; the pheromone being carried by membrane containing packetsattached to at least one of the card members.
 17. A carrier substratefor the delivery of pheromone, comprising at least one A member cardconfigured for impact by a container mounted plunger, and at least one Bmember card connected to each other; the pheromone being in the form ofa paste spread onto at least one card.
 18. The dispenser of claim 7further including a card mover having a base and an upstanding member,and which rides on said belts within said container to urge said Amember carriers toward said opening.
 19. The system of claim 1 whereinthe dispenser includes a card mover disposed in said container and whichhas a base and an upstanding member, coupled to means to move said cardmover toward the rear opening to urge the carrier substrates toward saidopening.
 20. A pheromone carrying carrier substrate for the delivery ofpheromone comprising one A member of a trapezoidal configuration, and aplurality of B member cards of a slightly different configuration, eachcard being connected sequentially one to the next, for delivery totrees.
 21. A process for inhibiting the mating of insects, which processcomprises: (a) distributing insect specific pheromone bearing carriersubstrates which have means adapted to allow the carrier substrates tobecome tangled in tree tops and plant tops, into tree tops and bush topsof plants known to be subject to devastation by a particular insect, (b)permitting the carrier substrates to become entangled in the tree topsand plant tops and bush tops, from which carrier substrates thepheromone will exude into the air in the vicinity of the entangledcarrier substrates to confuse males of that specific specie in theirquest to find females of the specie, thus inhibiting propagation of thespecie of pest insect.
 22. The process of claim 21, wherein thepheromone bearing carrier substrates are dropped from a dispenser thatis mounted on an airplane/helicopter, the distribution being controlledby a crew member of the airplane/helicopter.
 23. The process if claim 21wherein the carrier substrates are generally planar members, one ofwhich is trapezoidal, and designated an “A” card and having an obverseface and a reverse face, and at least one other card which is designateda “B” card, each of which also has an obverse face and a reverse face,the first “B” card being connected to the reverse face of the “A” card,and any and all other “B” cards present being connected on their obverseface sequentially to the reverse face of a “B” card.
 24. A carriersubstrate for the delivery of pheromone, comprising at least one Amember card configured for impact by a container mounted plunger, and atleast one B member card connected to each other; the pheromone beingdisposed for exudation within the means used to connect the “A” card tothe “B” card.
 25. A pheromone bearing carrier substrate comprising atleast 2 generally planar members, one of which is trapezoidal, anddesignated an “A” card and having an obverse face and a reverse face,and at least one other card which is designated a “B” card, each ofwhich also has an obverse face and a reverse face, the first “B” cardbeing connected to the reverse face of the “A” card, and any and allother “B” cards present being connected on their obverse facesequentially to the reverse face of a “B” card.
 26. The system of claim1 wherein the plunger means comprises a plunger and cam, and the meansis connected to a motor.
 27. The system of claim 1 wherein the plungermeans comprises a plunger and swing arm, and the means is connected to arotary solenoid.